(415) 252-1369

131 Gough St
San Francisco, CA 94102 37.7746 -122.4226

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Neighborhoods: Hayes Valley, Central North

www.saucesf.com

Hours:

Mon-Sun 5 pm-2am

Price:

$$$

Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining, Private Rooms, Theater District Dining, Online Reservations, Dancing, Dine At The Bar

Cuisine:

New American, Traditional American, French

What People Are Saying About Sauce

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While it's not a culinary destination, this bistro enjoys the steady patronage of Hayes Valley neighbors and local restaurant industry who like its upscale comfort food, don't mind the decor, and love its late serving hours. The red velvet walls, dark wood bar and unfinished-feeling dining room are going to win any design awards, and spotty but friendly service (partially made up for by a fast kitchen) doesn't match the prices, but people swear by this place for it's bisques (portobello or tomato), it's mac & cheese (parpadelle, asparagus and chicken), and especially it's low-brow, high…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Rent the back room for your private party. Contact management for details.
Know Before You Go:
Late-night diners will be happy to hear that the kitchen keeps serving until midnight, and the bar stays open until 2am daily.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/12/11

the best

by peterbrucephoto at Citysearch

THE BEST FOOD IN SF

Peter Bruce Photo

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/01/10

Best Place for Late Night Food

by davegreen10 at Citysearch

It's 11:30 at night and you're craving good food. What are you gonna do?! Now instead of going to a diner, I go to Sauce. Chef Ben serves his full menu until at least midnight (sometimes 2am) seven nights a week. My favorites are the Tomato Bisque and Crab Wontons, yum. Thanks Ben!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/24/10

SOCIAL plates- means sharing and more to try!

by quandenise at Citysearch

Even though from the outside, it doesn't look like much, looks can be deceiving.

Forget thinking about the decor because it is not what shines here. What I was excited about with this restaurant was all the little "Social" plates that they had to offer. We had practically the entire menu!

The carpaccio came out on bite sized perfectly seasoned little toasts ready for you to just pick up and bite into. The steak wraps also were wrapped up for you and ready for your eating pleasure, in the cutest little lettuce cups that you could hold in your hand! Also the salads were full size portions, the pear one had a pink dressing that we liked, and though the beet salad was good there wasn't anything about it to make it different than any other beet salad we've had. The shrimp and chili sauce were large shrimps with the yummiest dipping sauce, I almost ate the whole thing myself and forgot to share......tomato bisque came in a HUGE dish considering how heavy the soup was, buy it was yummily flavored and paired well with foccacia bread grilled cheese sandwiches. The only official entree we ordered was the butterfish with a cornmeal topping which was perfect, on top of a bed of mashed cauliflower, then surrounded with a yummy fresh vegetable salad that had squash in it!

If I hadn't been so full I would have tried the bacon wrapped meatloaf and the mac and cheese, both were also calling my name. Along with the dessert menu, everything looked delicious!!!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/19/10

Cozy place with tasty food and good service

by teekhe at Citysearch

We went on a Sunday night and were pleased to see that they had a discount on wine purchased by the bottle. They also had a 3 course menu at a fair price. Loved the interiors. There's a room in the back with a bar, and a main dining room to the left as you enter. That's where we sat. Good appetizers, I loved my MacNCheese entree...Dessert was just ok..not great. Wine was delicious.

  • Pros: Nice interiors, tasty food, reasonable prices wines
  • Cons: May be understaffed
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/19/08

Outstanding comfort food in a warm, casual and friendly atmosphere

by TomKoch at Citysearch

I was looking for a soft, casual and comfortable setting to enjoy top notch comfort food and left absolutely satisfied. In particular, the tomato bisque plated with fancy grilled cheese sandwich slices took me back to my childhood like that critique in Ratatouille - simply amazing. Also, the untraditional mac and cheese with fresh pasta melted in my mouth and was supported by just the right amount of cheese. Would not recommend the cheese and ham tater-tots - they sound much better than they are. Finally, while limited in scope, the wine list is spot on for this kind of food and very reasonably priced at ~50% markup over retail versus the 100% we see at most places in the city.

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